The first name for Roma’s left flank is Rodrigo Riquelme of Atletico Madrid. According to what was reported by Corriere dello Sport, he is the first name for the Giallorossi management, who turned to him after the increasingly evident difficulties that arose in reaching Federico Chiesa. Florent Ghisolfi initiated contacts with the player’s agents and intensified them recently, managing to have total availability for the transfer of the class of 2000, who let the new head of the technical area and the CEO Lina Souloukou know that the idea playing in Serie A intrigues him.
THE COSTS OF THE OPERATION – A month ago the Spaniard’s entourage talked about it with Atalanta, now the opportunity has presented itself again, but the complicated part has yet to begin. The Colchoneros are an expensive shop and are asking for 30 million euros, while Roma are willing to put 20 million on the table. It is time to study the situation, which also led to the understanding that the 24-year-old’s salary would not be a problem. He currently receives 800 thousand euros, in the capital his salary would rise to a maximum of 1.5 million, at least initially. It cannot be ruled out that the agreement could be found at 25-28 million plus bonuses.
RIQUELME STATISTICS – Riquelme has played 47 times this season in LaLiga, Champions League, Copa del Rey and Spanish Super Cup, scoring 4 goals.
